Micah Raskin fired 40,000 on the board of 
and Mike Sowers made the call. The river brought the 
and Raskin fired 100,000. Sowers tank-called, but mucked after Raskin showed him the 
for the nut, broadway straight. He increased to 750,000 while Sowers dropped to 310,000.
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Christina Lindley has been slowly getting short-stacked for the past few levels (dating back to Day 2), and she finally found a spot to stick 'em in there. Lindley went with pocket nines, and she was flipping for double or nothing when Carter Gill looked her up with his 
.
The board frowned on Lindley, coming 
to seal her fate. With a smile and a "Good luck," she made her way to join the queue at the payout desk.
Chris DeMaci raised to 16,000 before Ryan Welch moved all in for 92,500. DeMaci thought for a little bit and then made the call.
DeMaci: 
Welch:
The board ran through 
and Welch hit the rail. DeMaci moved up to 425,000 in chips.
From early position, Steve Stolzmann moved all in for 26,500. Tim Begley made the call from the next seat and everyone else folded. Begley's 
was outdone by the 
for Stolzmann.
The board ran out 
and Begley sent over the chips to double up Stolzmann. Begley was left with 108,000.
On the flop of 
, Michael Binger checked to Team PokerStars Pro Anh Van Nguyen. Nguyen fired 35,000 and Binger called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. Binger checked and Nguyen fired 100,000. Binger thought for a couple minutes before folding his hand.
Steve Stolzmann just doubled through Tim Begley not to long ago, but this time he was sent packing when the two battling it out in all-in-preflop action. Stolzmann shoved the small blind and Begley called in the big blind.
Stolzmann:
Begley: 
The flop came down 
and Begley picked up a pair of nines to further push Stolzmann out the door. The turn was the 
and the river the . Begley won the pot and picked up the chips as Stolzmann was eliminated from the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event. Begley's back up to 225,000 chips now.
We have reached the end of Level 17 and players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,260,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
1,000,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
||
|
840,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
840,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
830,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
675,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
|
|
650,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
600,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
||
|
595,000
-199,000
|
-199,000 |
|
570,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
530,000
105,500
|
105,500 |
|
482,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
465,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
463,000
181,500
|
181,500 |
|
|
460,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
444,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
432,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
||
|
425,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
||
|
420,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
413,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
400,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
400,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
||
|
395,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
380,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
360,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
|
|
||
With about 50,000 in the pot and a board reading , Joseph Melancon checked from the big blind to Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, who bet 20,000. Melancon then grabbed two stacks of blue chips, totaling 200,000, and pushed them forward. Laak wasted little time in calling all in for 190,000.
Melancon: 
Laak: 
Laak was ahead but up against a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, the turn was the 
and he was in trouble. He would need either a nine of king on the river. The dealer burned and put up the 
. Laak was eliminated from the tournament while Melancon increased his stack to 600,000.
